A soldier from Cheshire’s 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment has been killed in an insurgent attack in Afghanistan.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced the death this afternoon (March 26). The soldier’s name and where he is from has not been revealed.
The soldier was injured in the Nad-e Ali district of Helmand Province yesterday but died later of his injuries, said an MoD spokesman.
Next of kin have been informed.
Task Force Helmand spokesman Major Matt Allen said: “It is with deep regret that I must report the death of a soldier from 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire) who has died as a result of wounds sustained during an insurgent attack in Nad ‘Ali in Helmand province.
“His death comes as a great loss to all serving in Task Force Helmand. Our thoughts and prayers are extended to his family and friends at this difficult time.”
The death takes to 441 the number of UK service members who have lost their lives since operations in Afghanistan began in October 2001 and the third to die so far in 2013.
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